Paul and Stacy Jacobs Foundation

Jacobs Hall, a new campus building for design innovation in engineering, officially opened its doors at a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday afternoon.

A hall on the north side of campus plans to open its doors for the first time Aug. 20 to host classes during the upcoming academic year and to encourage innovations in design and engineering.

Administrators, students and donors celebrated the groundbreaking of a new engineering building on Saturday while a small group of protesters continued to express opposition to its imminent construction.